Building a Home to Last with Gil Schafer
Washington Winter Show Friday Lecture & Luncheon
Enjoy an inspiring Lecture & Luncheon featuring award-winning architect Gil Schafer, a leader in contemporary classical architecture on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 10:30 am – 1:15 pm. A book signing follows from 1:15 to 1:45 pm. This is a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between design, tradition, and modern living with one of the most sought-after architects in the country.
This special event takes place during the weekend festivities of the 2026 Washington Winter Show at American University's Katzen Arts Center. Purchase tickets here.
Schafer is a member of Architectural Digest’s AD100, a winner of Veranda’s “Art of Design Award,” a recipient of the Arthur Ross Award for Architecture, and the subject of the recent PBS documentary, “Design in Mind: Unlocking the Mysteries of Place,” which was nominated for a regional Emmy. Gil holds a Master of Architecture from Yale and is the author of the bestselling books The Great American House and A Place to Call Home. His latest book, Home At Last, is newly out from Rizzoli. His work has also been widely published in the press and is included in over three dozen books on design.
He opened his eponymous firm G. P. Schafer Architect in 2002 and renamed the firm Schafer Buccellato Architects in the fall of 2023. Gil serves on the Yale School of Architecture Dean’s Council and the board of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and was president and then chairman of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, the nation’s leading resource for the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts, for over a decade.